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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-life-reaching-new-audiences-reaching-new-heights
Learning for Life: Reaching New Audiences, Reaching New HeightsIn a world that is witnessing the most dramatic demographic transformation in its history, these words could not be more poignant. Defining camp by duration, activity, or location, or by labels such...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/value-camp-experiences-today-interview-madeline-levine
The Value of Camp Experiences Today: An Interview with Madeline LevineBest-selling author and psychologist Madeline Levine will speak on Tuesday, February 12, at the 2013 ACA National Conference. With nearly thirty years of experience as a clinician, consultant, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/teaching-together-gary-krahn-discusses-need-camp-school-partnerships
Teaching Together: Gary Krahn Discusses the Need for Camp-School PartnershipsAs head of school at Fort Worth’s K–12 Trinity Valley School, Gary Krahn, PhD, is a true believer in outdoor experiences for children and youth. Krahn served in the military for more than twenty-nine...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/encouraging-success-interview-mawi-asgedom
Encouraging Success: An Interview with Mawi AsgedomMawi Asgedom, a nationally recognized educator and author, will speak at the ACA national conference on February 13, 2013. Asgedom arrived in the United States in 1983 after escaping civil war in...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/parents-these-days-are-your-communications-working
Parents These Days: Are Your Communications Working?“What am I supposed to do,” one camp director asked me, “with a mom who calls the camp every day of the session?” While such a wildly anxious mother may be rare (why did she send her child to camp if...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/facilitating-healthy-well-wise-camp-staff
Facilitating Healthy, Well, and Wise Camp StaffMolly couldn’t wait until the end of the summer camp season, and even though there were only three weeks left, she was tempted to quit. She loved the idea of working at camp, especially the camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/kids-do-dumb-stuff-hidden-treasure-accidental-learning
Kids Do Dumb Stuff: The Hidden Treasure of Accidental LearningWhen I was four, I fell in love with Hot Wheels toy cars. My favorite was a drag racer with its own parachute. The chute clipped to the underside of the car with a pair of wire hooks. You packed the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-or-college-families-face-hobsons-choice
Camp or College? Families Face a Hobson's ChoiceIn the long run up to high school graduation, many camp families may face a Hobson’s choice of camp or college, as it may not really be viewed as a choice at all. And truth be told, that may turn out...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/duality-communication-information-sharing-between-parent-camp
The Duality of Communication: Information Sharing between Parent and CampIn the camp world, we encounter many hurdles, challenges, and unique situations in our efforts to provide a quality camp experience for children. Some children present with physical limitations,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/power-inclusive-camp-experience
The Power of the Inclusive Camp Experience“Why can’t I go, too?” He couldn’t say the words, but the look in his eyes conveyed the message clearly as he watched his sister bound from the car to join the other children heading to day camp —...